Coastal Carolina University offers 84 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 11 major programs - 1 Bachelors, 4 Masters, and 6 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $11,640 for South Carolina residents and $29,628 for out-of-state students.

Total 554 students out of total 10,337 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 355 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Coastal Carolina University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameCoastal Carolina University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address103 Tom Trout Drive, Conway, SC
Online Students554 Enrolled Online Exclusively
4,267 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$11,640
Out-of-State$29,628
Graduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$10,764
Out-of-State$21,438
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Online Degree Programs
Total11 Programs
Bachelors1 Programs
Masters4 Programs
Post-Graduate6 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Coastal Carolina University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For South Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $11,640 and $29,628 for non-South Carolina residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $10,764 and $21,438 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $487 for South Carolina residents and $1,231 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $598 for South Carolina residents and $1,231 for out-of-state students.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$11,640$11,640$11,640$11,640$11,640
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$27,394$27,394$27,394$28,490$29,628
Graduate (In-State)$10,764$10,764$10,764$10,764$10,764
Graduate (Out-of-State)$19,836$19,836$19,836$20,628$21,438
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$487$487$487$487$487
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$1,138$1,138$1,138$1,184$1,231
Graduate (In-State)$598$598$598$598$598
Graduate (Out-of-State)$1,102$1,102$1,102$1,146$1,231

Online Programs By Area of Study

Coastal Carolina University offers 84 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 11 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Bachelors, 4 Masters, 6 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED1 4NOT OFFERED6
Overall Programs7NOT OFFERED51 1538

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Educational/Instructional TechnologyONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED52 NOT OFFERED 5
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Coastal Carolina University, there are 10,337 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 4,821 students were attending classes through distance learning (554 students are enrolled exclusively and 4,267 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment10,337
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses554
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses4,267
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses5,516

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 554 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 383 South Carolina Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 161 students living in the U.S. States other than South Carolina, and 10 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses554
South Carolina Resident383
Other State In U.S.161
Outside of U.S.10
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses554
Undergraduate289
Graduate265
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses289
Degree/Certificate Seeking288
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking1

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